SPAC and New Issue ETF
$21.92−0.10 (−0.47%)
- Expense ratio
- 2.31%
- Fund size
- $8M
- 1Y return
- +3.2%
- Yield · Last 12 months
- 16.31%
- Holdings
- 52
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $21.97
- 52W range
The ETF.net SPCK Grade
Score 34 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.FScore 7Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.Not scoredRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.BScore 59Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.CScore 42Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.BScore 65Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.DScore 36Category rank
Our read on SPCK
DAn actively managed run at SPACs and freshly public companies, carried at a zero expense ratio while the rest of the IPO-and-spin-off aisle charges north of half a percent. Small and thinly traded, so your trade execution matters more than the fee line.
The Fund seeks total return. It is actively managed and invests at least 80% of assets in qualifying SPACs and companies that completed an IPO within the prior two years; it may also use swaps and hold cash or short-term debt for liquidity.
Why people hold it
- Zero expense ratio. The other funds hunting IPOs and spin-offs (FPX, CSD, IPO, FPXI) charge roughly 0.57% to 0.70%.
- Active, not index-bound: at least 80% of assets go to qualifying SPACs and companies that went public within the prior two years, with a manager picking which deals make the cut.
- Two exposures in one wrapper, pre-deal SPACs and recent IPOs, spread across roughly 130 positions instead of a handful of bets.
- One of the older dedicated SPAC vehicles on the market, trading since December 2020, so it has a live record through the boom and the hangover that followed.
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded. At this asset level the spread you pay getting in and out can swamp the fee you save.
- The ticker changed from SPCX to SPCK in April 2026, so older charts, screeners and articles may still be filed under the previous symbol.sec.govsec.gov
- Narrow mandate tied to the deal pipeline. The fund may also use swaps and park money in cash or short-term debt for liquidity, and it distributes at most a couple of times a year.
SPCK Holdings
- Stocks
- 52
- 37%
- CCII
Sectors
- Financials92.0%
- Technology8.0%
Geography
- United States85.32%
- Cayman Islands5.26%
- France3.86%
- Mexico3.03%
- Taiwan2.53%
SPCK Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SPCK |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.1% |
| 1 month | −0.7% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +3.2% |
| 3 years | +3.9% |
| 5 years | −1.5% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SPCK |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.1% | |
| 2025 | +7.8% | |
| 2024 | +2.8% | |
| 2023 | −4.1% | |
| 2022 | −12.2% | |
| 2021 | +9.3% | |
| 2020 | +3.0% |
SPCK in the news
ETF.net Research hasn’t filed on SPCK yet — coverage lands here as it’s written.
SPCK Dividends
- 16.31%
- $3.59
- $0.49 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $0.49 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | $3.11 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | $0.02 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | $0.14 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | $0.52 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Dec 29, 2021 | $0.36 |
SPCK Risk
- 4.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.08
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −19.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.10
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SPCK Cost
- The middle half of IPO & Spin-Off funds
- Median 0.70%
Every other IPO & Spin-Off fund charges less.